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Special Marine Warning for Pensacola Bay Area including Santa Rosa Sound

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For the following areas... Pensacola Bay Area including Santa Rosa Sound... At 501 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing waterspouts was located over East Bay, or 17 nm northeast of Pensacola Pass. The severe thunderstorm was nearly stationary. HAZARD...Waterspouts and wind gusts to nearly 50 knots....

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Move to safe harbor until hazardous weather passes. Move to safe harbor immediately as gusty winds and high waves are expected. Thunderstorms can produce sudden waterspouts. Waterspouts can easily overturn boats and create locally hazardous seas. Seek safe harbor immediately.

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For the following areas... Pensacola Bay Area including Santa Rosa Sound... At 501 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing waterspouts was located over East Bay, or 17 nm northeast of Pensacola Pass. The severe thunderstorm was nearly stationary. HAZARD...Waterspouts and wind gusts to nearly 50 knots. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Waterspouts can easily overturn boats and create locally hazardous seas. Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and suddenly higher waves. Locations impacted include... Blackwater Bay Bridge, East Bay, Escambia Bay Bridge, Escambia Bay, Pensacola Bay Bridge, and Garcon Point Bridge.

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3 captured
  1. Update

    Special Marine Warning issued August 19 at 5:02PM CDT until August 19 at 5:45PM CDT by NWS Mobile AL

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  2. Update

    Special Marine Warning issued August 19 at 4:43PM CDT until August 19 at 5:45PM CDT by NWS Mobile AL

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  3. Alert

    Special Marine Warning issued August 19 at 4:18PM CDT until August 19 at 5:45PM CDT by NWS Mobile AL

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Publisher: Weather Alert Watch. Primary source: NWS Mobile AL. This page reorganizes official fields and does not add a forecast or expand the affected area.

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